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Saturday, May 9, 2015

Medical tourism tips for 2015: The top things you should know

Guest post by Mel

What really is medical tourism? It is where you
travel abroad for a less expense of medical treatment. Although take note, do
not fall for your own trap of going outside without knowing what is out there
and without understanding the risk. True enough that medical tourism is what
may help you pay less for your treatment but take note: knowing less just might
cost you more.

If you are one of those people who are deeply
willing to step outside their country but still on the part of decision making
on where to go, then you are on the right place. You know why? Well, it is
because we prepared things on what you should look into first before giving a
thumbs-up on a place to settle in for your medical treatments.

·Budget

When planning and looking for a place for your
medication, do not merely close your financial parameters on the hospital fees
alone. Eventually, you are going to have to eat there, buy medicines, even
things for survival. Even in cases where let us say you will be going for a
lung surgery, you can’t just base your budget on the surgery alone, you will
still need to pay for different medicines, injections and such.

That’s why, our TIP # 1 is:

Do not only bring limited
money. Make sure you have enough money you can spare yourself with in cases of
emergency.

·Know
your purpose

Going on a vacation and having some kind of fever
which leads you to hospital confinement is a totally different story from going
to a country for medical purposes in the first place. Knowing your purpose of
going around the world is a big way to save time and money. You can have
everything planned once you know your main point and purpose of going to a
country.

This gives people plenty of time for other minor
businesses that is why this brings us to TIP #2:

Know your purpose of going out
the country. Take note of the things need and understand why you were there in
the first place.

·Know
your insurance

Insurances have different perks, conditions and
terms. There are only few, very few insurance companies who will still be
liable for the accidents a cardholder holds even outside the country. You do
not want to end up going abroad assuming you have your expenses covered through
your card.

With this, TIP #3 is up:

If you have forgotten the
terms and conditions of your card, ask for a new one or find a way to know if
they would cover your medical treatments abroad.

TIP #4:

Do not attack in war without
having some plan or not analyzing how your opponent’s tactic goes.

You can’t go abroad without researching about it
first. It is a must to do heavy research on the whereabouts, expenses,
availability and such of a specific medical treatment.

Take note, if you hear somewhere that a specific
place has great medical tourism; do not quickly assume that they have what you
need. If you are looking for a heart transplant, for example, make sure they
offer it on your destination because not everything is offered everywhere.
Otherwise, better choose a different destination.

Photo: Pic Jumbo/Viktor Hanacek

When doing some research, check on the following as
main things to look for:

oAvailability – the availability of the treatment
you are looking for.

oCost – the cost of your treatment.

oEconomy – you also need to look into the place’s
economy to know how much more you could budget for yourself.

oPlace – by place we mean the location abroad. If
you are comfortable on the location or the surroundings of the pace.

oBackground – run a background check on the place’s
medical tourism status.

There you go. We
hope you would greatly consider our tips for a better trip outside and for a
more stress free routine of seeking medical treatment abroad. We wish you a
safe flight! See more medical tourism guides today!